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Spain orders mass cull after report of bird flu
Feb 23, 2017 16:46Spain has ordered 17,000 ducks to be culled after a case of H5N8 bird flu is reported in a farm in Catalonia.
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Spain jails former IMF chief for 4.5 years over embezzlement
Feb 23, 2017 16:46Spain’s National Court has sentenced former chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Rodrigo Rato, to four years and six months in jail over his involvement in embezzlement in two major Spanish banks.
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Hundreds of African refugees cross fenced border into Spain
Feb 20, 2017 14:21Hundreds of refugees have managed to cross the border from Morocco into Spanish territory after scaling a six-meter-high barbed-wired fence, the Red Cross says.
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Hundreds of thousands march for refugees in Spain
Feb 19, 2017 05:01Hundreds of thousands of people in Spain have taken part in a rally calling on the government to take in more refugees from war-ravaged nations.
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Iglesias re-elected to head Spain’s Podemos
Feb 12, 2017 14:12Spain’s anti-establishment party Podemos will continue to be led by hardline leftist Pablo Iglesias as members of the party have preferred him and his strategies for the party over a more mainstream narrative.
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Supporters of former Catalan president rally
Feb 06, 2017 11:40Thousands of people have gathered outside a court in the Spanish city of Barcelona to support former Catalan president Artur Mas, who is on trial for holding a symbolic independence vote for Catalonia more than two years ago.
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Spanish King meets Saudi King amid warship negotiations
Jan 16, 2017 02:11Spain's King Felipe VI has met with Saudi King Salman amid ongoing negotiations between Madrid and Riyadh over the purchase of Spanish warships.
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Five Daesh-linked suspects detained in Spain, Hungary
Jan 14, 2017 04:20A total of five people suspected of having ties to the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group have been taken into custody in Spain and Hungary.
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Spain king due in Riyadh with talks on lucrative warship deal on agenda
Jan 13, 2017 11:34Spain’s monarch is due in Saudi Arabia to reportedly help secure a lucrative warship deal with Riyadh, which has been under fire by rights groups for its bloody war against neighboring Yemen.
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Hundreds rally in support of Catalonia’s secession from Spain
Dec 31, 2016 10:09Hundreds of protesters have taken part in a rally in the city of Palma to voice support for Catalonia's independence from Spain.